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Newport County vs Swindon TownLeague Two 2018

Newport County
Newport County
FT
12
HT: 11
Swindon Town
Swindon Town
K. Hudlin 12'
J. Westley 75'
H. Smith 15'
1/24/2025League TwoLeague Two · Round 28Rodney Parade

Match Prediction

Statistical Prediction

Based on goals from last 155+ matches

Newport County39%
×Draw26%
Swindon Town36%
Correct in 50 of 100 matches — 5 more than always backing the home side
Model
50.3%
Always home
44.5%

The model picks a winner (home or away) for each finished match using only pre-kickoff data, then checks it against the real result: 50.3% correct across 582,450 matches, vs 44.5% for always backing the home side.

Home picks 50.5% correct · Away picks 49.5% correct

Football matches only. Past performance is not indicative of future results.

Expected goals in this match

What is xG?

Every shot is scored 0–1 by how likely it is to be a goal from that spot — a chance in the middle of the box ≈ 0.4, a long shot from a tight angle ≈ 0.03, a penalty ≈ 0.76. Add them up over a match and that is the xG.

The scoreline can lie: you can win 1-0 on a fluke while creating half the chances. xG shows who was really closer to scoring — and over a season it predicts results better than goals alone.

Newport County
1.39
Swindon Town
1.32

Both teams create about equally

Season form · 184 home / 155 away

creates per match

Newport County
1.34
Swindon Town
1.45

allows per match

Newport County
1.20
Swindon Town
1.43

finishing

Newport County+0.00on par
Swindon Town+0.00on par

Total goals

51%Over
  • Over51
  • Under49

Close call

Both teams score

55%Yes
  • Yes55
  • No45

Both teams likely to score

Score probability

Probability of each scoreline, %

Newport County

Swindon Town
0
1
2
3
4
0
007%
019%
026%
033%
041%
1
109%
1112%
128%
134%
141%
2
206%
218%
226%
232%
241%
3
303%
314%
323%
331%
340%
4
401%
411%
421%
430%
440%

Most likely 1–1 (12%) · grid covers 98% of scorelines

More markets

Total goals

OverUnder0.5
93%7%1.5
75%25%2.5
51%49%3.5
29%71%4.5
14%86%

Double chance

Newport County or draw
64%
Newport County or Swindon Town
74%
Draw or Swindon Town
61%

Winning margin

Newport County wins by 2+
18%
Swindon Town wins by 2+
16%

Team goals

Newport County 1+ goals
75%
Newport County 2+ goals
40%
Newport County 3+ goals
16%
Swindon Town 1+ goals
73%
Swindon Town 2+ goals
38%
Swindon Town 3+ goals
15%

Draw no bet

Newport County (draw refunded)
52%
Swindon Town (draw refunded)
48%

Combos

Both score & 3+ goals
43%
Both score & under 3
12%

Model probabilities, not odds. For information only.

How is this calculated?

Every number below comes from this match — nothing is made up.

1

Recent form of each side

Newport County at homecreates 1.34, concedes 1.20 · 184 matches

Swindon Town awaycreates 1.45, concedes 1.43 · 155 matches

Home and away form are counted separately — the home-field edge is already baked into these numbers.

2

Expected goals for this match

Newport County attack 1.34 + Swindon Town defence 1.43 → ÷2 → 1.39

Swindon Town attack 1.45 + Newport County defence 1.20 → ÷2 → 1.32

Each side's attack is blended with the other's defence, then averaged.

3

Chance of every scoreline

From those two numbers a Poisson distribution gives the probability of each exact score — the grid shown above.

4

The answer to "why 39%?"

Newport County scores more
39%
level
26%
Swindon Town scores more
36%

Newport County at 39% is simply the biggest of the three — that is the pick.

What the model can't see

It reads only the stats of recent matches. It knows nothing about:

  • injuries & suspensions
  • the matchday lineup
  • motivation — cup, relegation, a title race
  • weather & pitch condition
  • in-game coaching decisions

So 39% does not mean "Newport County will win" — it means "on the available stats, this is the most likely result."

Statistical model based on expected goals (xG). For informational purposes only.

Player of the match

10
H. SmithSwindon TownSwindon Town · F
8.0

Possession

53%Newport

Shots

7Newport

Pass accuracy

51%Newport

Statistics

NewportSwindon
Overview
53%Possession47%
7Total Shots12
3Corners7
13Fouls12
Shots
7Total Shots12
3On Target4
3Off Target5
1Blocked3
4Inside Box10
3Outside Box2
Passing
53%Possession47%
337Total Passes295
239Accurate Passes201
71%Pass Accuracy68%
Goalkeeping
2Saves2
Discipline
13Fouls12
3Yellow Cards1
2Offsides1

Newport County 1 – 2 Swindon Town

Swindon Town beat Newport County 2-1 in League Two on January 24, 2025.

Goals: K. Hudlin (12'), H. Smith (15'), J. Westley (75').

Newport County controlled possession (53%) and registered 7 shots to 12.

The match was played at Rodney Parade in Casnewydd.